I have an 05 F150 and I was thinking about painting the headlights black, the grille surround, and the tops of the mirrors. I was wondering if anybody has done any of these mods and could give me instructions on how to do it. What paint, sandpaper, etc. Thanks

 

Look in the technical articles section, this should help you out.

 

well since I'm feeling nice today. Hope these help.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...eadlights.html

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ap...ing-grill.html

 

Thanks guys.

 

Ok I figured out how to paint the headlights, now should I paint them a gloss black or a satin black?

 

Gloss is going to be more shiny (like my running boards, fender flares, grill, hood cowl) a Satin is going to be like my door handles, badges and mirror caps. check my gallery for pictures. I would recommend Gloss Black or the Krylon Fusion for plastic.

 

my vote for headlights is gloss black

 

Headlights i would paint myself but the grill surround and mirror caps i would take to a body shop to match the paint but thats just me.

 

I got factory matched paint from automotivetouchup.com you just give them your paint code and they match it perfectly. Painted a FX2 grille and my door handles. I used their step by step instructions and I couldn't be happier with it. They even have a video demonstration.

 

Thanks. I just didn't know what would look better. I haven't personally seen the gloss black headlights, I've only seen the satin, and I didn't know how it would look. But probably going to do gloss.